Comments on: Abbott and Harper renew a blinkered coalition of denialismhttps://www.crikey.com.au/2014/06/10/abbott-and-harper-renew-a-blinkered-coalition-of-denialism/
On politics, media, business, the environment and lifeSat, 10 Dec 2016 01:01:56 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.4By: Jimmyhttps://www.crikey.com.au/2014/06/10/abbott-and-harper-renew-a-blinkered-coalition-of-denialism/#comment-278625
Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:21:26 +0000http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=441625#comment-278625SB- I understand perfectly, you predicted the change in govt would lead to a surge in confidence that would send tax revenue surging, yet now it hasn’t happened, now that the Libs broken promises (again predicted by me before the election) have lead to the worst confidence levels in years, now that the fact that you can’t cut taxes, increase spending and return to surplus is dawning on those who voted Abbott in (you excepted) you somehow blame debt levels that have been known for years.

The one thing you are right about is something had to be done about eventually getting us back into surplus but choosing to cut the revenue coming from the Carbon and mining taxes and spending billions on “direct action” and the PPL has meant that the burden has shifted from those who can most afford it to those who can least afford it and some of the things that Australians hold dear, universal health care and access to higher education plus a safety net for the unemployed have been attacked – this is why the polls are running so badly, this is why confidence is down, this is why jobs figures are flat – not one of the smallest govt debts in the OECD

I am not sure why it is hard for you to understand. The Labor debt interest bill is $1 billion (1000 million) dollars a month, of which $700m is paid to overseas lenders. To reduce this and start paying the debt, there needs to be changes, and these changes impact everyone and this has a knock on impact to consumer confidence. The level of debt, plus the unknown Swan raid on RBA reserves (which need to be restored) is now clearly evident.

There is no way Swan could have achieved a surplus – even you must admit that.

There is no chance of a surplus this decade and not well into the next decade.

Confidence will return sometime in 2015 and they will means more jobs, more tax revenue and a faster pay down on the debt.

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Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:54:10 +0000http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=441625#comment-278616Also SB, your theory on “confidence” was in relation to my argument that the libs would have to cut services to keep their spending promises while cutting the mining and carbon taxes but you said increased confidence would raise tax revenue? What happened?
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Thu, 12 Jun 2014 07:21:17 +0000http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=441625#comment-278609SB – I must say I find it hillarious to watch you flail so wildly – looks theres the royal commission dragging up 20 year old allegations, look Swan said we would be in surplus, the carbon tax caused a loss of confidence, I did answer your question – your arguments clearly stand up and you are trying desperately to shift attention and you are grasping at the slightest straw.

I know it must be comfortable in your alternate universe but you really do need to join us in reality.

How racist. Are you saying that only white conservatives are smart enough to recognize AGW for the leftist con that it is? Their lack of gullibility must be very frustrating for you.

I love liberal logic. Whether or not a particular scientific theory is true has nothing to do with the phenomena the theory is concerned with: its truth can be ascertained by looking at the political party and race of its proponents. Crikey. Good thing you’re a “politics editor” and not involved in actual politics.

And now you misattribute the ethics of gold digging bimbos like Sandra Fluke to male conservatives. When was the last time you ever heard them claiming that if you didn’t pay for their hairpieces and viagra, you were “denying them access” and similar silliness? They don’t obsess over these issues which you seem to have fixated on. Project much?

But it is funny that you have so little regard for the sponging ethics of your own political in group that you misattribute it to people who believe differently, in order to criticize them.